Author Archives: ajbrowe

Voting in Lagos

Posted on April 15, 2007 by ajbrowe

Chippla Vandu of Chippla’s Weblog has posted an outstanding account of one persons heroic effort to vote in the Gubernatorial Elections in Nigeria Yesterday. Let us hope that the Presidential Elections next saturday (21st April) will go more smoothly.

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Guardian UK: Lagos turns on Kickbacks

Posted on March 26, 2007 by ajbrowe

The Guardian (UK) has a story in their ‘comment is free‘ section. It doesn’t really add anything new to the news from Nigeria but it’s quite a good background piece on the current political climate.

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Nigeria and Me.

Posted on March 6, 2007 by ajbrowe

I’ve had a number of comments asking why I’m not back in Nigeria. Simple fact is that I was Supposed to be starting work on a new project in Nigeria at the beginning of the year but as those of … Continue reading →

Posted in M256, Nigeria, Open University, T209, UK, wahala | 4 Comments

Remember this number

Posted on February 13, 2007 by ajbrowe

09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 It is, apparently, the encryption key required to decrypt HD-DVD and Blu-ray content. Hmmm expect lots of 20GB Torrents soon. See: How it was … Continue reading →

Posted in computers, software, technology, wahala | 1 Comment

Reggae Reggae Sauce

Posted on February 12, 2007 by ajbrowe

I know many of my readers are from the UK so this only applies to them. How many people, after watching Wednesdays Dragons Den are now desperate to try Reggae Reggae Sauce?

Posted in British TV, Business, UK | 2 Comments

‘Beth builds a Snowman

Posted on February 9, 2007 by ajbrowe

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } ‘Beth builds a Snowman, originally uploaded by ajbrowe. After having a nice 6 or 7 inches of snow we … Continue reading →

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Super Eagles Defeated By Black Stars

Posted on February 6, 2007 by ajbrowe

Nigeria and Ghana played a friendly match in London this evening. If I’d planned better I could have been there to watch, but I didn’t so I hoped to watch it on one of these channels I have on cable… … Continue reading →

Posted in Football, Ghana, Nigeria | 2 Comments

Flying: Your Patriotic Duty

Posted on February 6, 2007 by ajbrowe

I don’t know if you have seen the adverts or not, but I thought it was humorous enough to share. www.unlimited-spurt.org/ Also check out the alternative viewpoint in the copy of the printed ad. Are there any sensible alternatives for … Continue reading →

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National Geographic Features an article on the Niger Delta

Posted on February 3, 2007 by ajbrowe

Stealing links from other blogs is not a habit I like, but this article in the National Geographic, which came to my attention once again via Jeremy’s blog, is worth spreading far and wide. The photos in the photo gallery … Continue reading →

Posted in Nigeria, oil, Photos, Pictures, wahala | 1 Comment

Still in the UK

Posted on January 21, 2007 by ajbrowe

I’m still in the UK, no confirmed dates for my return yet. I’ve spent my time working on a new CMS enabled corporate website for my employer, and in my spare time a new template for this blog, hopefully to … Continue reading →

Posted in British TV, Lagos, Nigeria, UK, wahala | 2 Comments